REVIEW: Austentatious

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustentatious, the much-loved British institution of improvised comedy and theatrical silliness, is now in its 14th year and marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.

Reading Time: 2 minutesAustentatious, the much-loved British institution of improvised comedy and theatrical silliness, is now in its 14th year and marking the 250th anniversary of Jane Austen’s birth.

Reading Time: 2 minutesNew York based improv company Thorn and Petal Stick has been quick to show what they’ve got up their lacey Elizabethan sleeves at this year’s Fringe. And the pleasantest non-surprise of any deliciously good improv show? It’s different every night.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIn Liverpool for the first time in its 16 years running, 'Showstopper! The Improvised Musical' is not to be missed, whether you run, walk, bus, taxi, or crawl your way there.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteMurder Inc Improv from Manchester are making their Edinburgh debut after 8 years of wowing predominantly northern audiences they’re here to make their mark.

Reading Time: 3 minutesAn improvised one-act play by improv duo Hamza Mohsin and Jake Migicovsky, together forming Avocado Presents bring this show to The Curtain's Up pub.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThe Regency comedy improvisation show, made famous at the Edinburgh Fringe is on tour! Every single show promises to deliver a brand new 'lost' Jane Austen play based only on audience suggestions.

Reading Time: 3 minutesI’m not joking – it is imperative that you mime putting down your teacup, tie your imaginary shoelaces, have a think about what rhymes with ‘lackadaisical’ and run, don’t walk, to a world of musical improbability at the Hackney Empire.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteWith improv becoming more and more popular as an art form, creatives are pushed to find ever engaging ways to evolve the trope. This time it's a cast of quick thinking Shakespeare buffs who have taken on the challenge.